Shelley Liu
Faculty Affiliate of Journalism & Public Policy
Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
OFFICE
Rubenstein Hall 288
shelley.liu@duke.edu
IN THE NEWS
- Kristin Zhu Wins Gaither Junior Fellowship. Duke Today (4/22/2024)
- Spring Books by Duke Authors: Meditations, Baseball, Rebels and Stomach Pains. Duke Today (4/11/2024)
- Helping Social Scientists Grow an Idea into a Research Project. Social Science Research Institute (10/17/2023)
- When Peace Breaks Out: How to Rebuild Society After War. Sanford School of Public Pollicy (9/20/2023)
BIO
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Shelley Liu is an assistant professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy. Her primary research and teaching focuses on issues relating to conflict, development, and state-building in fragile political contexts. Her ongoing research projects examine (1) how war shapes politics and development, (2) citizen agency in state legibility projects, and (3) the determinants of polarization, politicization, and disengagement. Liu's research has been published in the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, PLOS ONE, Political Science Research and Methods, Politics & Society, and World Politics.
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Prior to joining Duke faculty, Liu was an assistant professor at UC Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy. She holds a PhD in government from Harvard University (2020).
PUBLICATIONS
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Liu, S. X. “From Politicization to Vigilance: The Post-war Legacies of Wartime Victimization.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 69, no. 5 (May 1, 2025): 868–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027241268533.More info
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Bowles, J., K. Croke, H. Larreguy, S. Liu, and J. Marshall. “Sustaining Exposure to Fact-Checks: Misinformation Discernment, Media Consumption, and Its Political Implications.” American Political Science Review, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055424001394.More info
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Liu, S. “Coercive Legacies: From Rebel Governance to Authoritarian Control.” Journal of Politics 86, no. 4 (October 1, 2024): 1129–45. https://doi.org/10.1086/729947.More info
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Larreguy, H., and S. X. Liu. “When does education increase political participation? Evidence from Senegal.” Political Science Research and Methods 12, no. 2 (April 1, 2024): 354–71. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2023.37.More info
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Liu, S. X. Governing After War: Rebel Victories and Post-war Statebuilding, 2024.More info